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J&J To Be Sole Responsible In Talc Punitive Damages Trial
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will face a new trial on the issue of punitive damages, following the $12 million awarded in compensatory damages to a plaintiff on June 12, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma due to exposure to…
Plaintiffs Ask Merck To Submit Data On Zostavax Vaccine
According to a motion filed this month, Plaintiff Executive Committee (PEC) indicated that Merck has refused or delayed to provide adverse reports which include details of injuries, complications, and other negative experiences…
Monsanto Files A New Motion To Overrule The $2B Verdict
According to Monsanto, repeated misconduct by plaintiffs’ counsel influenced jurors who awarded more than $2 billion to a couple in California in the trial over…
Structure Proposed For Opioid Crisis Settlement
On June 17, plaintiffs filed a motion seeking certification for a negotiation class, a new structure that will be representing all 24,500 cities and counties in the United States as part of an…
Status Conference Held For Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits
An in-person status conference was convened by the Southern District Court of Ohio on June 25, with counsel for PSC and counsel for defendants, to discuss various matters on the Bard…
Two U.S. Marines File Lawsuits Against 3M Earplugs
Two plaintiffs filed product liability lawsuits against 3M Earplugs Company and Aearo Technologies, LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
Daubert Hearing Over J&J's Talc Lawsuit
Last updated on April 30, 2024.
A Daubert hearing began on Monday in the multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J)…
60 Roundup Cases From 4 States To Be Prepared For Trial
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has identified nearly 60 Roundup cases from four different states to be prepared for remand and individual trial…
Effort To Launch A “Negotiation Class” For Opioid MDL
On Friday, June 14th, the plaintiff lawyers on behalf of the local governments proposed to create a "Negotiation Class" of cities and counties to seek a global settlement with drug companies accused of the…
Louisiana, A New Entrant Joins The Opioid MDL
Louisiana is now putting efforts to redirect all the lawsuits against opioid manufacturers into the MDL to join more than 2,000 other lawsuits from states, cities,…